Triple
T1087178
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
E24078
|
entity |
| Predicate | formedByMergerOf |
P77
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Winston, North Carolina
Winston, North Carolina was a former town in Forsyth County that later became part of the city of Winston-Salem through consolidation with the neighboring town of Salem.
|
E164648
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Winston, North Carolina | Statement: [Winston-Salem, North Carolina, formedByMergerOf, Winston, North Carolina]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Winston, North Carolina Context triple: [Winston-Salem, North Carolina, formedByMergerOf, Winston, North Carolina]
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A.
Wilson, North Carolina
Wilson, North Carolina is a small city in eastern North Carolina known historically for tobacco and agriculture and now for its diversified economy and regional cultural attractions.
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B.
Newton, North Carolina
Newton, North Carolina is a small city in Catawba County that serves as the county seat and lies within the Piedmont region of the state.
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C.
Goldston, North Carolina
Goldston, North Carolina is a small rural town in Chatham County known for its agricultural roots and close-knit community.
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D.
Lexington, North Carolina
Lexington, North Carolina is a small city in the central Piedmont region best known for its distinctive style of barbecue and annual Barbecue Festival.
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E.
Lenoir, North Carolina
Lenoir, North Carolina is a small city in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains known historically for its furniture manufacturing and proximity to outdoor recreation areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Winston, North Carolina Triple: [Winston-Salem, North Carolina, formedByMergerOf, Winston, North Carolina]
Generated description
Winston, North Carolina was a former town in Forsyth County that later became part of the city of Winston-Salem through consolidation with the neighboring town of Salem.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Winston, North Carolina Target entity description: Winston, North Carolina was a former town in Forsyth County that later became part of the city of Winston-Salem through consolidation with the neighboring town of Salem.
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A.
Wilson, North Carolina
Wilson, North Carolina is a small city in eastern North Carolina known historically for tobacco and agriculture and now for its diversified economy and regional cultural attractions.
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B.
Newton, North Carolina
Newton, North Carolina is a small city in Catawba County that serves as the county seat and lies within the Piedmont region of the state.
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C.
Goldston, North Carolina
Goldston, North Carolina is a small rural town in Chatham County known for its agricultural roots and close-knit community.
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D.
Lexington, North Carolina
Lexington, North Carolina is a small city in the central Piedmont region best known for its distinctive style of barbecue and annual Barbecue Festival.
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E.
Lenoir, North Carolina
Lenoir, North Carolina is a small city in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains known historically for its furniture manufacturing and proximity to outdoor recreation areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69a49404428c819092dcc9632f5f7b8b |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:31 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4b97c64a88190bf1119fdd4940bf3 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:11 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad089d492881909c6ef4519c087386 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:26 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad0949cdf88190977da43dd53c72e0 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:29 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad09af636c81909d6bf5d65591624e |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:31 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:42 p.m.